Information
for Out-Of-State Applicants

EMT Reciprocity Requirements (excerpted from 7 AAC 26.150)

The
qualifications for certification for applicants with out-of-state
are found in the The
qualifications for certification for applicants with out-of-state
are found in the Reciprocity section of the EMT/EMT-Instructor certification
regulations. Briefly, the qualifications for EMT-I, EMT-II or EMT-III
certification states that the department will issue a certificate
to a person who has a valid certification as an EMT-I, EMT-II, or
EMT-III, or the equivalent in another state or territory or has
a valid certification from the National Registry of Emergency Medical
Technicians, if the person provides the department with the following:

a copy of the
valid state, territory, or National Registry certification;

evidence of
valid CPR credential;

other proof
of qualifications that the department, in its discretion, requires;

evidence of
successful completion of the written and practical examination,
administered by the department, at the level for which the person
is applying, unless the person is applying for certification
as an EMT-I;

for applicants
for EMT-II or EMT-III certification, evidence of the sponsorship
of a medical director, approved by the department, who accepts
the responsibilities set out in 7 AAC 26.640; and

a non-refundable
application fee of $25

A person must be
currently certified in another state or territory or the National
Registry of EMTs at the time of application. Individuals who are
not currently certified are ineligible for certification in Alaska
based on these regulations. Reciprocity applicants must have been licensed in a state in order to be eligible for reciprocity in Alaska or have taken the class in Alaska. Exceptions may be made for the military.

A person who is certified
or licensed in another state or territory as an EMT-I, or equivalent,
but whose training does not include the objectives contained in
the United States Department of Transportation, National Standard
Curriculum for the Emergency Medical Technician: Basic, 1994, will
be issued an EMT-I certificate valid until December 31 of the year
of application, but the person must take a department approved refresher
training program and must apply for recertification as an EMT-I
in order to practice as an EMT-I after that date.

When providing mutual
aid, and when treating and transporting a patient to or within this
state, a person who is licensed or certified in another state, territory,
or nation, as an EMT, mobile intensive care paramedic, or some other
designation as an emergency medical responder, may provide care
consistent with the scope of practice in the state, territory, or
nation of origin, so long as medical direction is provided by a
physician for advanced life support procedures, and the care is
not precluded by the laws of the state, territory, or national of
origin.

The department will,
in its discretion, issue an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-III certificate
to a person living in another state, territory, or nation, if the
person will provide care in this state under a mutual aid agreement
with an emergency medical service certified under AS 18.08 and this
chapter. The applicant must meet the requirements of 7 AAC 26.030,
except that a person providing advanced life support may be under
the sponsorship of a physician licensed in the other state, territory,
or nation who agrees to fulfill the requirements outlined in 7 AAC
26.640.

Reciprocity
Application Forms

The comity form (.pdf) for
EMT-I, EMT-II and EMT-III certification is available for
download. Persons who will need to take the Alaska written and practical
examinations are encouraged to jump to the
download page and download the relevant skill sheets, trauma
guidelines, cold injuries guidelines, and the Guide for EMTs in
Alaska.

EMS
Agencies

The State EMS Office does not maintain
a list of position vacancies and those interested in employment
should contact potential employers directly. The State EMS Office does not maintain
a list of position vacancies and those interested in employment
should contact potential employers directly.